National Refereeing Strategy

The FA National Referee Strategy and DNA

The FA National Referee Strategy (NRS) sets out the organisational blueprint of the key principles, frameworks and structures for referee recruitment, retention and development.

The NRS demonstrates The FA’s commitment to maximising the opportunities for inclusion, participation and development at all levels of the refereeing pyramid across a range of roles in refereeing. Refereeing at all levels will benefit from a NRS consisting of eight strands: